Jaimie Alexander

Jaimie Lauren Alexander (born Jaimie Lauren Tarbush; March 12, 1984)[1] is an American actress. She is known for portraying Jessi on the TV series Kyle XY and Sif in the 2011 superhero film Thor, and its 2013 sequel. Since 2015, she has starred in the NBC series Blindspot.

Jaimie Alexander
Alexander at the London premiere of The Last Stand in January 2013
Born	Jaimie Lauren Tarbush (1984-03-12) March 12, 1984 Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2001–present
Partner(s)	Peter Facinelli (2012–2016)

Early life

Jaimie Alexander was born in Greenville, South Carolina, and moved to Grapevine, Texas when she was four years old. She is the only girl in a family of five children.[2] Alexander first got into acting in grade school, where she took theater for fun. Alexander stated that she was actually kicked out of theater when she was in high school because she could not sing, so she instead went into sports.[3] When she was 17, she substituted for a friend at a meeting with a scouting agency and she met her manager, Randy James, who sent her some scripts. After her graduation from Colleyville Heritage High School,[4] a year and a half later, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue her acting career.[5]

Career

Her career was launched in 2003, when she was cast in the leading role of Hanna Thompson in the low budget, award-winning film The Other Side. According to the movie's commentary, she was originally at the audition to help out by reading against the male actors, but the director Gregg Bishop decided to cast her in the leading role after hearing her perform the lines.[6] Alexander's next role was in the movie Squirrel Trap where she played Sara, the love interest of the main character, David, who is a socially introverted genius portrayed by Keith Staley. This was soon followed by a guest appearance in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, where she portrayed a femme fatale in the role of Tammy, who through a combination of seduction and threats manipulates one of the main characters. She also has a small part in an episode of Standoff.

She appeared in the series Watch Over Me where she portrayed the controversial character of Caitlin Porter. In 2006, she had her second lead role in the horror film Rest Stop where she portrayed Nicole Carrow, a girl who escapes from home and goes on a trip with her boyfriend, which is unexpectedly interrupted at a rest stop by a deranged serial killer. In 2007, she had her third lead role, also in a horror film. In Hallowed Ground she played Elizabeth Chambers, a girl stranded in a small town inhabited by a sect that plans to use her as a vessel for the rebirth of their founder.

Alexander at the 2008 San Diego Comic Con

In 2007, she began starring in the ABC Family television show Kyle XY as Jessi, a troubled show-off with superhuman powers who is trying to find her way in the world, with increasing cooperation and eventual romance with her male counterpart Kyle. Her role generated a large fan base hoping to see a spin-off show for her character. She also has had guest roles on the show CSI: Miami where she played Jenna York, a flight attendant involved in a murder case; and in Bones where she played Molly Briggs, a student connected to the victim of the episode.

In September 2009, it was reported that Alexander would portray Sif in the live-action superhero film, Thor, directed by Kenneth Branagh and released in May 2011.[7] She reprised the role in the sequel Thor: The Dark World, released in November 2013. She reprised the role twice in special crossover guest appearances on the TV series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on March 11, 2014 and again on March 10, 2015.

Alexander at the Hollywood premiere of Thor in May 2011

In July 2010, it was reported that Alexander had been cast in the independent comedy-drama film, Loosies co-starring Peter Facinelli and directed by Michael Corrente.[8] In October 2010, it was reported that Alexander joined the cast of Nurse Jackie in a sizeable story arc as Jackie's (Edie Falco) wild, immature sister-in-law, Tunie Peyton.[9] In 2011, she joined the cast of Covert Affairs for three episodes of the second season.[10]

Alexander appeared in the 2013 film Savannah directed by Annette Haywood-Carter, about Ward Allen (Jim Caviezel), a real-life early 1900s aristocrat who starts an unexpected partnership with Christmas Moultrie (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a freed slave.[11] Also in 2013, she portrayed deputy sheriff Sarah Torrance in The Last Stand, alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger.[12]

In 2015, Alexander began starring as Jane Doe in the NBC series Blindspot.[13]

Other projects

She also appeared in a Matthew Perryman Jones music video of the song "Save You" released in September 2009.[14]

In 2010, Alexander appeared in a web series for MSN entitled Ultradome produced by Milo Ventimiglia. In the series, Alexander portrayed Han Solo in battle against Indiana Jones for the title of best Harrison Ford character.[15]

In 2011, Alexander reunited with writer/director Gregg Bishop for The Birds of Anger for NBCUniversal G4Films. The film was based on the best-selling mobile game, Rovio's Angry Birds, told in the style of the 1963 film The Birds by Alfred Hitchcock.[16] In 2019, the film was selected by Robert Rodriguez to be featured on his El Rey Network.

Personal life

Alexander began dating actor Peter Facinelli in 2012 after they met on the set of Loosies.[17][18] They became engaged in March 2015.[19] In February 2016, Alexander and Facinelli announced they had called off their engagement.[20]

Also in 2012, Alexander suffered severe injuries when she slipped off a metal staircase during a rainy morning on the Thor: The Dark World set. The fall caused her to slip a disc in her thoracic spine and chip 11 of her vertebrae, as well as dislocate her left shoulder and tear a rhomboid on her right side. The injuries took her out of filming for a month.[21][22]

Additionally, during the filming of Blindspot, Alexander experienced many injuries, including: ruptured C6 and C7 discs from being water boarded; herniated T3, T4, T8 and T9 discs; broken nose; dislocated right shoulder; broken right index finger; broken left foot; broken left two toes three times; broken right foot; broken right two toes; dislocated jaw; and other injuries that she was not allowed to disclose.[23]

In March 2018, Alexander was hospitalized and underwent surgery after her appendix ruptured. She later recovered.[24]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Squirrel Trap	Sara
2006	Rest Stop	Nicole Carrow
2006	The Other Side	Hanna Thompson
2007	Hallowed Ground	Liz Chambers
2010	Love & Other Drugs	Carol	Uncredited[25]
2011	Thor	Sif
2012	Loosies	Lucy Atwood
2013	Savannah	Lucy Stubbs
2013	The Last Stand	Sarah Torrance
2013	Collision	Taylor Dolan
2013	Thor: The Dark World	Sif
2016	Broken Vows	Tara Bloom
2018	London Fields	Hope Clinch

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2005	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Tammy	Episode: "Underage Drinking: A National Concern"
2006	Standoff	Barrista	Episode: "Pilot"
2006–2007	Watch Over Me	Caitlin Porter	Main role
2007–2009	Kyle XY	Jessi Hollander	Main role (seasons 2–3)
2009	Bones	Molly Briggs	Episode: "The Beaver in the Otter"
2009	CSI: Miami	Jenna York	Episode: "Flight Risk"
2011	Nurse Jackie	Tunie Peyton	3 episodes
2011	Covert Affairs	Reva Kline	2 episodes
2011	The Birds of Anger	Annie	Short
2012	Perception	Nikki Atkins	Episode: "Messenger"
2014	Under the Gunn	Herself, Judge	Episode: "Superhero Fashion"
2014–2015	Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	Sif	2 episodes
2015–2020	Blindspot	Jane Doe / Remi Briggs	Main role
2015	The Brink	Lt. Gail Sweet	Recurring role
2017	Talking with Chris Hardwick	Herself
2018	Ridiculousness	Herself

Video game

Year	Title	Voice role
2011	Thor: God of Thunder	Sif[26]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2008	Saturn Awards	Best Supporting Actress on Television[27]	Kyle XY	Nominated
2011	Scream Awards	Best Supporting Actress[28]	Thor	Nominated
		Breakout Performance – Female[28]	Thor	Nominated
2017	10th Action Icon Awards	Action Iconic Award	Blindspot	Won

References

1. Rose, Lacey; O'Connell, Michael; Sandberg, Bryn Elise; Stanhope, Kate; Goldberg, Lesley (August 28, 2015). "Next Gen Fall TV: 10 Stars Poised for Breakouts". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
2. Pejkovic, Matthew (April 21, 2011). "Interview with Thor actors Jaimie Alexander and Tom Hiddleston". Trespass Magazine. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
3. VanAirsdale, S.T. (May 23, 2011). "Jaimie Alexander on Her Thor Breakthrough and Visions of Lara Croft". Movieline. Archived from the original on June 14, 2012. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
4. Martindale, David (September 18, 2015). "Colleyville Heritage grad Jaimie Alexander inks starring role in NBC's 'Blindspot'". Fort Worth Star-Telegram – via www.star-telegram.com.
5. "Jaimie Alexander Fan » Jaimie". jaimie-alexander.com. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
6. "Thor Poster, Jaimie Alexander as Sif". Archived from the original on November 26, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
7. George 'El Guapo' Roush (September 22, 2009). "Thor, Iron Man And The Fighter Are Facebook Friends With David Fincher". Latino Review. Retrieved September 23, 2009.
8. McNary, Dave (July 12, 2010). "'Loosies' film tight with thesp trio". Variety. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
9. Ausiello, Michael (October 8, 2010). "'Nurse Jackie' Scoop: 'Kyle XY' beauty Jaimie Alexander cast as [spoiler alert]!". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 29, 2010.
10. Ng, Philiana (June 6, 2011). "'Covert Affairs': 'Thor' Actress, Peter Stormare Book Season 2 Roles (Exclusive)". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
11. Dimako, Peter (February 1, 2011). "Jim Caviezel and Chiwetel Ejiofor to star in 'SAVANNAH' historical drama". Movie Jungle. Archived from the original on September 7, 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2011.
12. "Thor's Jaimie Alexander joins Schwarzenegger's Last Stand". October 6, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
13. Alston, Joshua (October 6, 2015). "Blindspot turns around a disastrous episode with a twisty final act". The A.V. Club. Retrieved October 7, 2015.
14. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnGNWFV6Rak Save You Matthew Perryman Jones OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO (HD)
15. "Welcome to Milo Ventimiglia's Ultradome!". ComicAttack. Retrieved March 12, 2015.
16. "Mixing video games and horror for short movie magic". USA Today. October 12, 2011.
17. Ward, Michelle (November 30, 2012). "Peter Facinelli Finds Love with Costar Jaimie Alexander". People. Retrieved September 23, 2014.
18. Littleton, Cynthia (August 25, 2014). "Inside the Emmy Parties: MPTF's Evening Before, Showtime, NBC, ICM Partners Cap Emmy Eve". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 23, 2014. Jaimie Alexander has reunited with her "Kyle XY" producer Julie Plec, and the two are animatedly chatting along with Alexander's beau Peter Facinelli
19. Andriakos, Jacqueline (March 18, 2015). "Peter Facinelli Is Engaged to Jaimie Alexander". People. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
20. "Bicoastal couple Peter Facinelli, Jaimie Alexander call off engagement". Los Angeles Times. February 22, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
21. "Slip Fells Action Heroine". PageSix. New York Post Holdings, Inc. November 18, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
22. Doty, Meriah (September 25, 2012). "Thor Star's Scary On-Set Injury". Yahoo! Movietalk. Retrieved June 24, 2018.
23. TODAY, Jaimie Alexander Lists All Her Injuries From ‘Blindspot’ Stunts | TODAY, retrieved January 31, 2019
24. "Blindspot Star Jaimie Alexander In Hospital After Her Appendix Ruptured". People.com. Meredith Corp. March 9, 2018. Retrieved August 22, 2018.
25. Martin, Michael (January 3, 2010). "Jaimie Alexander". Interview Magazine.
26. "Q&A – Thor's Jaimie Alexander on Marvel Spoilers, Her Geeky Roots, and Wonder Woman's Breasts". FilmCritic.com. May 4, 2011. Archived from the original on May 6, 2011. Retrieved May 8, 2011.
27. "Kyle XY Nominated for Several Saturn Awards". March 10, 2008. Retrieved October 9, 2011.
28. "'Scream Awards 2011' Nominations". Retrieved October 9, 2011.

External links

• Jaimie Alexander on IMDb 
• Jaimie Alexander on Instagram